The Montenotte Hotel is synonymous with both style and comfort. Though it’s just a delightful stroll from everything Cork City has to offer, guests need not leave the venue to enjoy their stay. With an in-house cinema, restaurant boasting fresh, seasonal cuisine, and fabulous cocktails at the bar with a gorgeous view, and newly opened…

Approximately 149,000 passengers are expected to travel through Cork Airport this Christmas and New Year, with Friday, December 21 the busiest day for arrivals. The numbers forecasted to arrive and depart at Ireland’s second largest and best-connected international airport over the Christmas and New Year period are up 3.5% compared with the same time last year.…

According to the CSO’s Residential Property Price Index October 2018, residential property prices increased by 8.4% nationally in the year to October. This compares with an increase of 8.5% in the year to September and an increase of 11.7% in the 12 months to October 2017. In Dublin, residential property prices rose by 6.3% in…

Fiona Lemasney and Jenny Geary do their Christmas Shopping during The Cork City free parking period. Photo: Gerard McCarthy Photography Nothing says Christmas quite like Cork City Centre and in an effort to spread the good word, Cork Business Association and Cork City Council have launched a Christmas shopping marketing campaign to drive footfall into…

Weary Winter bodies can be revitalised at The Spa at Castlemartyr Resort with the Timexpert C+ Face and Body Envelopment treatment. Designed to give your skin a much needed boost after a busy festive season, the Timexpert C+ Face and Body Envelopment will leave guests feeling energised and restored, starting with a Vitamin C exfoliation, followed by a…

The Cork International Hotel is inviting residents to ring out the old and ring in the new in lavish style, with a nod to the Great Gatsby on December 31. When guests check in they can soak up the atmosphere in four-star hotel’s main lobby with live piano music. Festivities will begin at 7pm with…

Supporting tourism businesses in Cork, the Ring of Cork has delivered an unprecedented number of training courses, networking information events and briefings in 2018, with a view to attracting and retaining tourists in the East Cork, Cork Harbour and Greater Cork region. As part of this mission, a new Ring of Cork Scenic Video Series…

Photo: Darragh Kane Tackling food waste was on the menu for East Cork restaurateurs, food producers and food retailers as the Savour Food programme served up awards for best practice in food waste management. Savour Food, a food waste reduction programme for businesses, has been working with those in the food sector in East Cork…

The Marymount Hospice Ball had guests dancing the night away for a very worthy cause recently at the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Little Island. This is the twelfth year of the Marymount Ball and to date, the event has raised €1.1 million towards funding and maintaining the ongoing work the hospice provides in palliative…